Volume 6, Chapter 34 – The Compassionate Do Not Command Armies

Tianyin’s trip out to look for Julius and Orgum had more or less come to an end.

Although the result was heartbreaking, Tianyin also knew she could not just indulge herself in grief.

And…

“Right now there are still a lot of things that haven’t been dealt with yet…”

Tianyin knew very clearly in her heart what kind of situation Dawn was facing at this moment.

Besides Seles, there was also a large army of natives from the Underground World.

And if the information was not wrong, there was actually still a large group of demons from Inferno mixed in among the enemy.

“Demons huh… could it be because of the Abyssal Lord? Or has the Abyssal Lord already sensed something?”

Just thinking about it was meaningless. Even though she also felt in her heart that the Abyssal Lord might be the one scheming behind the scenes, Tianyin knew that the great enemy standing right in front of her now was not the Abyssal Lord, it was Seles.

『Even so, when the time comes it will be another big war again, Samael…』

Tianyin had already returned to the camp at the frontline. After she delivered the news of Julius and Orgum’s sacrifice, Tianyin took over the command of the entire border defense legion at the front.

By now it was already the morning of the second day since Tianyin had gone to look for Julius and Orgum.

Because of Julius and Orgum’s deaths, Tianyin had not slept for the entire night. She had just sat in the tent by herself the whole night.

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Of course, Tianyin had not only sat there in a daze the whole night. Through this night, Tianyin had also calmed down and thought through the road ahead, and at the same time she had been asking Samael for guidance on the essentials of leading troops and waging war.

Indeed, with her own status as the leader of Dawn, any order she gave would be unconditionally obeyed by the entire border defense army.

However, at the end of the day Tianyin was still just an outsider loli when it came to commanding armies.

Although she had more or less learned a bit before when following Xingyu Muxi, for the most part Tianyin was still in a muddled state. It would not be wrong to say she did not understand anything at all.

As for Samael, who in her previous life had founded the Blood Knight and led the entire Blood Knight regiment in campaign after campaign, she had now without a doubt become Tianyin’s teacher.

After Tianyin took over command of the entire border defense army, before there was anyone reliable who could lead the whole army, only Tianyin had enough authority and prestige to command the border defense forces.

Although Tianyin had asked Samael about the key points of commanding an army, Tianyin also had her own guesses about the situation she was about to face.

When the sky had just begun to brighten, urgent footsteps sounded outside Tianyin’s tent.

“My lady, all the generals are already gathered in the large temporary command tent.”

While Tianyin was lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang out outside the tent.

When Tianyin arrived at the big tent, the military officers lined up inside were all sitting straight as boards, eyes fixed forward.

Tianyin actually had some impression of these faces. After all, these generals had all been soldiers from that very first batch who pledged allegiance to Tianyin.

One could say that these officers were all among the founding veterans who first established Dawn. They were not only from the same period as Orgum, they were also all pillars that held up Dawn.

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“Is everyone here… hmm… why are there two fewer people than on the roster of generals?”

After Tianyin gave a quick sweep over the generals present, her brows knitted in displeasure.

“Who is absent?”

“My lady…”

When Tianyin asked, a young-faced general stood up.

“It’s General Orgum and the others… the roster hasn’t removed these two generals yet…”

“Wuu… sorry…”

Tianyin felt a sharp pain in her heart, but Tianyin herself was already the head of an army. So even though she felt uncomfortable inside, she could not show it on her face.

“Falling in battle is also the final resting place for us generals, so although this ending is a bit unexpected, it might not be the worst ending for General Orgum and the others either.”

As if he had seen Tianyin’s sorrow, a general who looked a bit more mature spoke up.

Of course, even though he said that, there was still a trace of sadness that could be seen on that general’s face.

“Alright, since everyone is here, next we will begin the first meeting.”

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Having pulled herself out of the grief in her heart, Tianyin also did not want to mention Julius and Orgum’s matter any further. So she spoke directly and opened the curtain on the meeting of all the senior officers of the border defense army.

“This time I gathered everyone here, first to state that the command of the entire army will be transferred to me, and second to directly announce the operational deployment for dealing with the enemy next.”

In this sort of formal setting, Tianyin could not put on her usual grinning look.

Although Tianyin had no experience in this area, after a whole night of Samael’s guidance, Tianyin had basically sorted out the steps for the next operations.

Of course, although Tianyin was trying her best to use a serious and earnest expression in such a solemn setting, in the eyes of the many generals present… a very cute silver-haired little girl, straining to keep her small face tense as she tried to talk about matters in words that sounded extremely serious…

That sight made a strange feeling rise up in the hearts of the generals present.

「Pfft, why is it that looking at Xiaoyin like this makes me want to grab her into my arms and rub my face all over her?」

Even Samael, who was residing inside Tianyin’s body, could not help but mutter that under her breath when she saw Tianyin looking like this.

Of course, Samael had deliberately not let Tianyin hear those words, so although she was muttering to herself inside Tianyin’s body, Tianyin did not hear what Samael said.

“…Next we will spread out an encirclement, then wait for the enemy to push in alone and only then carry out their annihilation.”

While Samael’s thoughts were wandering, Tianyin quickly finished explaining the operational plan to come.

The entire plan was actually quite straightforward.

It was to lure the enemy in deep, then encircle and attack.

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Of course, the encirclement was only one side of it. Tianyin had one more intention.

That was to encircle one point in order to strike the reinforcements.

After surrounding one enemy unit, the siege itself was fake. Luring the enemy to send forces to support them and then ambushing those reinforcements halfway was the true objective.

Even though this kind of plan looked very easy on paper, if they wanted to carry it out, it still required the enemy to take the bait.

And if they wanted the enemy to take the bait, then the plan to draw them in deep had to be executed flawlessly.

“So, for the first phase of luring the enemy deeper, it is necessary for us to sacrifice some soldiers.”

Once she had finalized the army’s plan for what came next, Tianyin directly said that line.

Even though those words sounded a bit cruel coming from Tianyin’s mouth, this was the reality. If they wanted the plan as a whole to succeed, then certain sacrifices were unavoidable.

Of course, Tianyin still could not quite bear it in her heart. However, last night Samael had patiently explained one principle to Tianyin.

That was—

The compassionate do not command armies.